In the event of a session overload on XenDesktop, administrators may want to know the type of sessions that may
have contributed to the overload – HDX sessions? or RDP sessions? This can be determined using the Session States
– Broker test. For every type of session (HDX and RDP) on the broker, this test reports the total session count and the status of the sessions.
Purpose For every type of session (ICA and RDP) on the broker, this test reports the total session count and the status of the sessions
Target of the test A XenDesktop 7 server Agent deploying the test An internal agent
Configurable parameters for the test
1. TEST PERIOD - How often should the test be executed
2. HOST - The host for which the test is to be configured.
3. PORT – The port number at which the specified HOST listens to. By default, this is 80.
4. USERNAME – By default, each individual user accessing the target XenDesktop 7 is
associated with one or more role and scope pairs. A role represents a job function and has
defined permissions associated with it whereas a scope represents a collection of objects. Generally, scopes are used to group objects in such a way that is relevant to your organization. By default, there is one built in scope – All, containing all objects. The Full Administrator role is always paired with the All scope. In order to monitor the target XenDesktop 7, eG requires a special user with scope set to All and read only privileges. Specify the name of such a user, here.
5. PASSWORD – Specify the password for the user specified in the USERNAME text box,
here.
6. CONFIRM PASSWORD – Confirm thePASSWORDby retping it here.
7. DOMAIN – Here, specify the domain to which the user specified in the USERNAME text box belongs to.
8. REPORT BY MACHINE TYPE - By default, this flag is set to Yes, indicating that the individual descriptors of this test - i.e., the session types (HDX/RDP) - are classified based
on their machine type - the session types will be listed either under the Windows Client OS
or Windows Server OS based on their machine type. If you do not wish to proceed
grouping the session types based on their machine types, set this flag to No.
9. DD FREQUENCY - Refers to the frequency with which detailed diagnosis measures are to
be generated for this test. The default is 1:1. This indicates that, by default, detailed measures will be generated every time this test runs, and also every time the test detects a problem. You can modify this frequency, if you so desire. Also, if you intend to disable the detailed diagnosis capability for this test, you can do so by specifying none against DD FREQUENCY.
10. DETAILED DIAGNOSIS – To make diagnosis more efficient and accurate, the eG Enterprise suite embeds an optional detailed diagnostic capability. With this capability, the eG agents can be configured to run detailed, more elaborate tests as and when specific problems are detected. To enable the detailed diagnosis capability of this test for a particular server, choose the On option. To disable the capability, click on the Off option.
The option to selectively enable/disable the detailed diagnosis capability will be available only if the following conditions are fulfilled:
The eG manager license should allow the detailed diagnosis capability
Both the normal and abnormal frequencies configured for the detailed diagnosis
measures should not be 0. Outputs of the
test
One set of results for each session type; an All descriptor also appears, which reports
aggregated metrics across all session types. Measurements
test Total sessions:
Indicates the total number of user sessions.
Number This is a good indicator of the session load on
the broker. If a consistent increase is observed in the value of this measure for the
All descriptor, it could hint at a potential overload condition. In such situations, you can compare the value of this measure across session types to figure out which type of session is high on the broker – HDX or RDP?
Active sessions:
Indicates the number of user sessions of this type that are currently active on the broker.
Number A consistent zero value could indicate a
connection issue.
To determine the details of the currently active sessions, use the detailed diagnosis of this measure.
Connected sessions: Indicates the number of sessions of this type that are currently connected.
Number The detailed diagnosis of this measure if
enabled, lists the Session ID, the name of the machine, the name of the catalog and delivery group to which the machine belongs to, the server on which the machine is hosted, the hypervisor name, the user who is active on the session, the protocol used for connecting to the session, the Client IP and version, the state of the session, the time for which the session is connected, the time at which the state of the session wa changed, the start time of the session, the brokering time, the number of session supported – whether single session or multiple session, the applications that are currently in use if the machine in operation is a XenApp etc. Disconnected sessions:
Indicates the number of sessions of this type that are currently disconnected.
Number If all the current sessions suddenly log out, it
indicates a problem condition that requires investigation. The detailed diagnosis of this measure lists the sessions that were logged out.
Reconnecting sessions: Indicates the number of sessions of this type that are reconnecting soon after a disconnect.
Number
Preparing sessions: Indicates the number of sessions of this type that are
currently in the Preparing
state.
Non-brokered sessions: Indicates the number of user sessions of this type that were not brokered by the machines managed by this broker.
Number
Unknown sessions:
Indicates the number of sessions of this type that are currently in Unknown state.
Number
Other sessions:
Indicates the number of sessions of this type that are currently in Other state.
Number
Hidden sessions:
Indicates the number of sessions of this type that are currently hidden.
Number
Autonomously brokered sessions:
Indicates the number of sessions of this type that are brokered without the use of this broker.
Number